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Radio Festival 2008: Industry Heading For Tough Music Rights Collection Negotiation
7/4/2008 ,
Google forced to reveal users' YouTube viewing habits
7/4/2008 ,
Top musicians out of tune with EU royalties plan
7/4/2008 ,
Inter-Regional Forum on Development and Service-Oriented IP Administration Concludes
7/4/2008 ,
Mobile Music A $7.3 Billion Industry By 2011
7/3/2008 ,
Shakira Leaves Epic, Signs Massive Live Nation Deal
7/3/2008 ,
Warning letters to 800 Virgin 'file-sharers'
7/3/2008 ,
We Need Specific, Tough Rules On Foreign Takeovers
7/3/2008 ,
Ex-Canuck storms Bombay music scene
7/2/2008 ,
Album Sales In The US Have Declined 11% during the First Half of '08
7/2/2008 ,
Nokia signs Warner Music, now has three of the Big Four
7/2/2008 ,
Labels benefit from non-music sales
7/1/2008 ,
Promoter Harvey Goldsmith wonders if there are too many festivals
6/30/2008 ,
MCPS And PPL Unite To Create Professional Dubbing Licence
6/30/2008 ,
House Committee Endorses Radio Royalties for Record Labels
6/29/2008 ,
Copyright Office To Debut Online Registration System
6/27/2008 ,
Streaming Music Industry Will Generate $70B Over Six Years, says Insight Research
6/26/2008 ,
Brands help bands reach musical highs
6/25/2008 ,
Copyright Act Gets Overdue Update
6/24/2008 ,
China: Baidu Enters New Partnership with 3 Record Companies
6/24/2008 ,
An Unlikely Promoter Drives Nokia’s Push in Hollywood
6/23/2008 ,
Michael Cohl Has Left The Building
6/23/2008 ,
Chorus of Disapproval Over Pop Song Rights
6/23/2008 ,
HMV Gets Closer To Digital Future
6/23/2008 ,
Almost half of respondents support Copyright Act amendments: Angus Reid survey
6/22/2008 ,
Recording Industry Welcomes Arrest Of British DJ On Suspicion Of Music Piracy
6/22/2008 ,
Publishers, Labels and Digital Music Providers Hammer Out A Settlement
6/19/2008 ,
New rules for iPod Nation
6/13/2008 ,
Toronto Star
Sinatra Says Royalties Exemption 'Robs' Artists
6/12/2008 ,
Radio Ink
Commerce Dept. Supports Radio Royalties
6/12/2008 ,
Radio Ink
Canadian Creator and Music Industry Groups Applaud Introduction of Copyright Bill
6/12/2008 ,
CRIA NEWS
Polaris Music Prize Hopefuls Reduced To 40 Canadian Albums
6/12/2008 ,
Chartattack
Madison Square Garden Aligns With Azoff-led Front Line
6/11/2008 ,
Billboard Biz
Cohl Out At Live Nation?
6/11/2008 ,
Billboard Biz
Asian Internet Sites Offer Huge Opportunity
6/10/2008 ,
FYI News
Switzer, Slaight among investors in GlassBOX Music Television
6/9/2008 ,
Cartt.ca
In 6 Years, China's TV and Radio Stations Has Generated a Loss of $41 Million for Music Creators
6/9/2008 ,
Record Of The Day
Musicians forced into Poverty, National Survey Finds
6/7/2008 ,
FYI Music news
Chinese Music Industry Establishes Alliance Vowing to Escalate Fight Against Baidu Piracy
6/3/2008 ,
Record Of The Day
Concerns As Album Canadian Sales Slump
5/22/2008 ,
Billboard Biz
Music Industry Hopes Upgrades Boost Mobile Sector
5/13/2008 ,
Billboard
If FCC Conditions Are Too Tough, Sirius Won't Merge
5/13/2008 ,
Radio Ink
Last.fm Sees Sales Spike After Streaming Change
4/11/2008 ,
Billboard
TV Shows Bring in the Money for the Music Industry
4/10/2008 ,
The Hollywood Reporter
NZ Approves Long-Awaited Copyright Legislation
4/10/2008 ,
Billboard
Report: 40% of Music Sales Will be Digital by 2012
4/9/2008 ,
Digital Media Wire
Social Network Imeem Acquires Digital Music Firm Snocap
4/7/2008 ,
Digital Media Wire
Tesco puts Squeeze on Music Industry
4/1/2008 ,
This Is Money
Record labels Demand €1.62 Million in Damages from File-sharing site Pirate Bay
4/1/2008 ,
Herald Tribune International
2008 Danish Telco Launches Free, Unlimited Music Downloads
4/1/2008 ,
DMW (24-7 Entertainment)
Amazon takes on Apple with copy-protection-free music
3/27/2008 ,
USA Today
Name That Tune-In: Who Will Emerge as The Future of Radio?
3/27/2008 ,
Washington Post
Music Outlaws, There's a New Sheriff in Town
3/27/2008 ,
WIRED
Attorneys General Weigh In On XM-Sirius Decision
3/27/2008 ,
Radio Ink
Canadian labels: We get "absolutely zero credit" for not suing fans
1/22/2008 ,
Ats Technica
The Concerns of Copyright Reform
1/22/2008 ,
BBC News
Website Lets Music Fans Invest In Bands
1/20/2008 ,
The Guardian
83 Percent Of Mobile Music Sideloaded
1/16/2008 ,
m:metrics
CRTC Establishes Cross-Ownership Limit
1/16/2008 ,
Bruised Music Majors Back an Effort to Loosen iTunes' Grip
1/16/2008 ,
Financial Times
Off-the-record copying goes legit in UK
1/7/2008 ,
The Times
Sony BMG Plans to Drop DRM
1/5/2008 ,
Business Week
Weak Canadian Digital Sales Does Not Offset Ongoing Decline in CDs
1/4/2008 ,
CRIA
Ad-Supported AIRTIST Site Goes Live
12/28/2007 ,
Billboard
WMG Selling DRM-free Downloads For Amazon
12/28/2007 ,
Radio & records
U.S. Concert Business Slumps Despite Reunion Tours
12/23/2007 ,
Yahoo News
The Telecom Trotskyites
12/20/2007 ,
National Post
Live Nation Launches Global Ticketing Business
12/20/2007 ,
LIVE NATION
Beijing Court Confirms Yahoo China's Music Service Violates Copyright
12/20/2007 ,
IFPI
AFM Hails Legislation To Bring Fairness To Radio
12/19/2007 ,
Mi2N
Germany's Initiative Musik Export Office Appoints Manager
12/19/2007 ,
Billboard
French Labels Gets Tough On Net Music Useage
12/19/2007 ,
Billboard
Congress Enters Battle Over Music Royalties
12/18/2007 ,
Forbes
Linus Entertainment Aquires True North Records
12/18/2007 ,
US Performance Rights Act Introduced
12/18/2007 ,
Billboard
PRS Foundation and Arts Council fund Brits Abroad
12/18/2007 ,
Music Week
Sony BMG Oz Invests in Artist Management and Touring
12/17/2007 ,
Billboard
Madonna, Mellencamp, Cohen Lead 2008 Hall Class
12/13/2007 ,
Billboard
Apple calls the tune in mobile music
12/10/2007 ,
The Times
Live Nation, Costco Team For Shed Ticket Sales
12/10/2007 ,
Billboard
Hands tries a different tune with EMI
12/9/2007 ,
Telegraph
Stars Are Aligning for Subscription Music
12/6/2007 ,
Business Week
Warner sees profits fall as CD sales decline
11/30/2007 ,
Guardian
French Pact Aims to Fight Unauthorized Downloading
11/28/2007 ,
New York Times
3G Handsets Will Dominate Mobile Phone Market in Next 5 years
11/28/2007 ,
In-Stat Forecast
Hands Demands Trade Body Change
11/28/2007 ,
Universal charges into legal P2P
11/27/2007 ,
The Register
Labels Must Disclose Music Download Costs
11/27/2007 ,
PC PRO
Arbitron Delays PPM Rollout In Major Markets
11/26/2007 ,
Radio Ink
EMI to Review Underperforming Singers
11/26/2007 ,
The Times
Opera Singer Hendricks Takes Radiohead Route
11/26/2007 ,
Billboard
Resolution Against Royalties Has More Than 100 Co-Sponsors
11/21/2007 ,
Radio Ink
Myspace To Move Into Ad Supported Music
11/21/2007 ,
Billboard
Sony BMG, Yahoo Video Expand Partnership
11/21/2007 ,
CNet
CMW Helps Put Indie Music in The Spotlight
11/20/2007 ,
Metro Canada
A Good Album is More than Just a Collection of Singles
11/19/2007 ,
Jermaine Dupri
Copyright Act Key To Canada's Industrial Strategy
11/16/2007 ,
Ottawa Citizen
Call Goes Out For Canadian Music Talent For Canada Day, London 2008
11/14/2007 ,
Warner Urges Mobile Groups to Get Musical
11/13/2007 ,
Financial Times
Music World Starts Bankruptcy Protection
11/12/2007 ,
Billboard
Music Labels Bank On Mobile Downloads
11/12/2007 ,
The Guardian
EMI Expands DRM-Free Plans With Hip Digital
11/12/2007 ,
Radio Ink
360º - The New Deal: Band as Brand
11/11/2007 ,
New York Times
FACTOR Launches New Emerging Artists Program!
11/10/2007 ,
EMI labels sue online music executive Robertson
11/10/2007 ,
CNET.com
DRM-free MP3 downloads are out-sell other digital formats by almost 4 to 1
11/9/2007 ,
Record Of The day
'Sirius Will Sue' If Merger Denied
11/9/2007 ,
Radio Ink
Nokia Launches Music Store Without Warner Music Group
11/9/2007 ,
DRM Watch
MusicFIRST Proposes Flat Royalties For Some Broadcasters
11/7/2007 ,
Radio Ink
File Sharing Expert Rebuts Canadian Government Study
11/7/2007 ,
Billboard
Avril & Nelly Big Winners at MTV Europe Music Awards
11/2/2007 ,
MTV
U.K. To Chart Subscription Services
11/2/2007 ,
Billboard
Google Takes Aim At Social Networks
11/1/2007 ,
Billboard
Nokia's Online Music Store To Rival iTunes
11/1/2007 ,
Telegraph
Hundreds of jobs at risk amid review at EMI
10/30/2007 ,
The Times
Brick-and-mortar Stores Eye New Music Formats
10/29/2007 ,
Billboard
Silverchair and EMI dominate ARIA Awards
10/29/2007 ,
Record Of The Day
Madonna Leaving Warner to Sign $120 Million Live Nation Deal
10/11/2007 ,
Digital Media Wire
Microsoft Music Store Goes DRM-Free
10/7/2007 ,
mi2m
Edge Group Targets U.S. Live Biz
9/27/2007 ,
Billboard
Amazon Launches DRM-Free Digital Store with Variable Pricing
9/26/2007 ,
Sound Salm
Rogue Amoeba Launches Radioshift, PVR for Radio
9/26/2007 ,
APC
Sony BMG Reaches Deal With Imeem
9/26/2007 ,
Forbes
Fair Use Economy Represents One-Sixth of U.S. GDP
9/15/2007 ,
Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
Music Giants Change Their Tune
9/14/2007 ,
BBC
Gracenote Enhances Mobile Offering, Acquires Musicphone
9/13/2007 ,
Digital Music News
Prince Gets Tough on Web Pirates
9/13/2007 ,
BBC
Majors Cheer MUSICSTATION'S UK Xmas Arrival
9/12/2007 ,
Billboard
Microsoft Patents Watermark That May Protect DRM-free Music
9/12/2007 ,
Washington Post
Conference Examines Opportunities And Challenges To Collective Management Of Copyright
9/12/2007 ,
Activision Reports Strong Guitar Hero Song Downloads
9/11/2007 ,
Activision
Vodafone sounds out unlimited music downloads
9/11/2007 ,
vnunet
Australian H1 Biz Value Slumps Despite Digital Boost
9/11/2007 ,
Billboard
Dear Rick Rubin (or Somebody): Why Not Surf the "Velocity of Music?"
9/11/2007 ,
The Huffington Post
XM Canada Has Best Quarter Since Launch / Subscriber Base Doubles
9/11/2007 ,
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
Updated IPods Confirm Apple's Monopoly, Lawyers Say
9/7/2007 ,
WIRED
Klaxons sound siren for Nu-Rave with Mercury Win
9/5/2007 ,
The Independent
BODOG Battle Of The Bands Crown Winner
9/1/2007 ,
Canada brand boosts CD sales in Japan
8/31/2007 ,
Globe and Mail
CD Baby, INgrooves Propel Pocket Group To Mobile Music Top Spot
8/31/2007 ,
Record Of The Day
SONY To Shutter CONNECT download Music Store
8/30/2007 ,
Billboard
HMV Canada Drops Prices
8/28/2007 ,
Billboard
Orange Threatens to Spoil Nokia's online Music Entertainment Party
8/28/2007 ,
The Independent
MERLIN Appoints Inaugural Board and Formally Incorporates
8/27/2007 ,
RIAA Sends Seventh Wave of Pre-Litigation Letters
8/17/2007 ,
Billboard
Nokia’s mobile social-networking Mosh Allowing Copyright-Infringing Sharing? Nokia Responds
8/17/2007 ,
MOCO
The Record Industry Goes out of its Way to be Unloved
8/17/2007 ,
The Times
AllofMP3 Founder cleared of Copyright Violation
8/17/2007 ,
The Independent
Internet and middle-aged fans fuel live music boom
8/15/2007 ,
Evening Standard
UK Share of French and German Markets Soars
8/14/2007 ,
Music Week
Music Mogul Tony Wilson Dies at 57
8/11/2007 ,
The Guardian
Pop Economics—the rise and fall of the recording industry
8/10/2007 ,
Robert Sandall
Universal To Set Its Music Free
8/10/2007 ,
Forbes
Live Nation Back On Track In Q2
8/9/2007 ,
Billboard
Warner Music Stock Upgraded
8/8/2007 ,
Celebrity Access
RIAA Spent $658K Lobbying Government In First Half 07
8/7/2007 ,
Celebrity Access
NMPA, Journalist Join YouTube Suit
8/7/2007 ,
Billboard
Online Music Piracy Hits Record Levels
8/4/2007 ,
The Times
EMI Catalogue available DRM-free on Puretracks
8/3/2007 ,
Slyck
Television is a turnoff for mobile users
8/2/2007 ,
The Guardian
Terra Firma seals takeover of EMI
8/2/2007 ,
The Independent
Apple Sued Over Eminem Downloads
8/1/2007 ,
Billboard
House Subcommittee Considers Performers' Right
8/1/2007 ,
Billboard
Madonna Ponders New Music Deal
8/1/2007 ,
Freep
Larry Leblanc Steps Down From Billboard
8/1/2007 ,
AC/DC Full-Album Digital Downloads Available for First Time
8/1/2007 ,
PRNewswire
H1 Touring Numbers Strong
7/19/2007 ,
Billboard
Warner Pulls Out Of The Race To Aquire EMI
7/19/2007 ,
Telegraph
Studionow Services Target Music Clients
7/19/2007 ,
Billboard
Mercury Prize Albums of the Year revealed
7/18/2007 ,
Record Of The Day
Why Prince's Free CD Ploy Worked
7/18/2007 ,
Time
Popkomm Conference 2007: Politics And Business Put Pop Culture On The Agenda
7/17/2007 ,
Popkomm
On the Web, EMI to Offer More Choices
7/10/2007 ,
New York Times
Tory Party Backs Copyright Extention On Sound Recordings
7/5/2007 ,
BBC
Belgian court rules ISP responsible for stopping file-sharing.
7/4/2007 ,
IFPI
Britain's Largest Independent Music Retailer Closes
7/4/2007 ,
The Guardian
Industry Committee Report Calling For Federal Government Action On Piracy
7/1/2007 ,
Music Industry News Network
BURNLOUNGE Alters Business Model
6/26/2007 ,
Billboard
FMC: Clear Channel Asking Artists To Sign Away Digital Royalties
6/23/2007 ,
Billboard
Report: Music Biz To Slip Next Five Years
6/22/2007 ,
Billboard
IMEEM/SNOCAP Launch Ad Supported Music Service
6/21/2007 ,
BillBoard
V2 First To Sign With Peter Gabriel's New Download Service
6/21/2007 ,
Record Of The Day
US Appeals Court Upholds Antibootlegging Law
6/15/2007 ,
Billboard
iTunes Presses Button On London
6/13/2007 ,
Billboard
Digital Music: In Search of Biz Model
6/11/2007 ,
Business Week
EMI - The Day The Music Died
5/26/2007 ,
Fool.co.uk (Seriously Good With Money)
No Such Thing as a Free Download
5/24/2007 ,
The Guardian
Canada's Music Sales Fall 35% in First Quarter
4/27/2007 ,
US Bill Would Throw Out New Webcaster Rates
4/26/2007 ,
Billboard magazine
Private Copying Debate Heats Up in UK
4/25/2007 ,
'Golden age' for Live Music Scene
4/19/2007 ,
BBC News
The economics of ticket touting
4/19/2007 ,
BBC News
Pandora And Others Launch Save Internet Radio Campaign
4/18/2007 ,
Wired Blog Network
Labels Taps eListeningPost
4/5/2007 ,
Billboard
A Happier Tune for Napster
4/4/2007 ,
Business Week
VID GAME MAKERS TAKE AIM AT MUSIC BIZ
4/1/2007 ,
New York Post
Australian Number One Album Dips Below 5000 Units
4/1/2007 ,
Undercover
MOG 2.0's YouTube Mash-up: "What MTV Should Have Become"
3/30/2007 ,
Wired Blog Network
The Future of the Mobile Music Industry is Subscriptions
3/27/2007 ,
Cellular News
Music Publishers Sue XM
3/26/2007 ,
Radio Ink
COPYRIGHT LAW AND THE CRB: WHAT WENT WRONG?
3/25/2007 ,
Kurt Hanson – RAIN
NAB, SATCASTERS RATCHET UP MERGER WAR
3/22/2007 ,
Jeffrey Yorke – Radio and Records
US Copyright board to reconsider higher royalties for Net music
3/22/2007 ,
The Boston Globe
Can Filesharers Be Made to Pay?
3/22/2007 ,
The Guardian
McCartney Signs With Starbucks for His Next Album
3/22/2007 ,
New York Times
Balance sheet fears send HMV shares plunging
3/20/2007 ,
The Financial Times
Copyright Royalty Board Sets Webcast Royalty Rates for 2006-2010
3/6/2007 ,
Digital Media Wire
Euro Societies Pressure YouTube, MySpace Over Royalties
3/5/2007 ,
Billboard
Video Killed the Distributor
2/28/2007 ,
Record Labels Lose Out
2/26/2007 ,
The Guardian
Internet Radio Listening Jumps 26%
2/22/2007 ,
Radio Ink
The Recording Industry's Off-key Strategy
2/19/2007 ,
Michael Geist _ Toronto Star
COPYRIGHT GROUP SEEKS DIGITAL MUSIC LEVY
2/18/2007 ,
Christopher Maughan – Canadian Press
PIRACY COSTING L.A. BILLIONS
2/16/2007 ,
Billboard
Warner Music Profit Falls 74% as Fewer Albums Are Released
2/9/2007 ,
New York Times
Digital Music Rights Furore Deepens
2/8/2007 ,
Financial Times
Apple Sparks Battle Over Copyright
2/7/2007 ,
Financial Times
Thoughts On Music
2/6/2007 ,
Steve Jobs
US Teen in Music Piracy Lawsuit Accuses Record Companies of Collusion
1/31/2007 ,
International Herald Tribune
Labels Hope To Avoid The Cliff
1/31/2007 ,
mp3.com
Dutch Agency Joins Rebellion vs. iTunes
1/26/2007 ,
Business Week
Mobile Phone Firms Send Shock Waves Through Music Giants
1/24/2007 ,
The Times
Indie Labels Pool Music Catalog In Digital Challenge To Majors
1/22/2007 ,
Celebrity Access
Independents' day
1/9/2007 ,
Guardian
Digital Music Sales Soar In ‘06
1/5/2007 ,
Billboard Magazine
DVD Market Faces Decline As Downloading Takes Hold
1/5/2007 ,
The Times
Rock Stars Send Profits Soaring
1/4/2007 ,
The Times
UK's Third Largest CD Chain Go Under
1/4/2007 ,
BBC
DIMA Survey: Internet Expanding Musical Tastes, Boosting Industry
1/4/2007 ,
The Digital Media Assn.
Digital Sales Hit New All-Time Highs
1/4/2007 ,
Billboard
TRADE GROUPS APPLAUD BRUSSELS' COPYRIGHT LEVY DECISION
12/20/2006 ,
Billboard Magazine
EU RATIFIES UNESCO CULTURAL TREATY
12/19/2006 ,
Billboard Magazine
Warner buys Roadrunner for $73m
12/19/2006 ,
The Independent
Spiralfrog, CSI Strike Licensing Pact
12/18/2006 ,
Larry LeBlanc, Billboard
North American Touring Business On A Roll In 2006
12/14/2006 ,
Celebrity Access
EMusic Sells 100 Million MP3 Downloads
12/14/2006 ,
eMusic
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